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Israeli TV Ad Spoof of Oil-Rich Arabs Fuels Saudi Anger

Reported: 12:00 PM - Aug/06/08

(IsraelNN.com) Saudi Arabia is not laughing at an Israeli television commercial and has threatened to boycott the Nissan car company if it does not cancel its commercial spoofing oil-rich Arabs.

The Russian-language Israeli advertisement shows viewers wealthy Arabs as being furious over the Nissan car because of its relatively low use of gasoline. A Saudi official told a television interviewer that he is demanding that Nissan apologize for the commercial or face a boycott.


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